Media failed to scrutinize race

Thanks for publishing David Troy's recent commentary regarding the Baltimore Grand Prix ("Secrecy masked Grand Prix's failure," Jan. 4). There are many of us who could not understand why more investigation was not carried out by the media during the long build-up to the race. Those of us who did speak up were labeled "naysayers" and castigated as "outsiders" as a result.

The current mayor does not tolerate opposing opinions. This is why we need a strong press that is capable of challenging her when she is not forthcoming. I don't think that it was fair for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who pushed so hard to have this event, to back out of the limelight and let others take the heat now.

Where is the "mea culpa" before moving on to the next project? There is still time for the press to look further into the Grand Prix. I would start with the millions of dollars in road construction and repair money that was diverted into making this project work.

I guess we should be used to the ongoing incompetence and mismanagement that is Baltimore City, but it certainly is a depressing spectacle to watch our city "leaders" stumble from one screw-up to the next. I was thrilled when we finally got a first-class race event (for Americans, anyway) with...

Detractors of the Baltimore Grand Prix (or most things) typically speak in broad terms using "no one liked" or "everyone was glad to see it go." These are typically false misnomers which apply only to their disgruntled clique of friends. I have friends who live in the immediate vicinity of the...

In her recent commentary in The Sun, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake tries obfuscation to explain her sophomoric push for the Grand Prix, instead of admitting the truth — that it has been a financial flop, was a huge waste of taxpayer funds and tied the city in knots for a month each year ("Rawlings-Blake:...

The letter from the co-founders of Viva House was spot on ("Plenty of things to regret about the Grand Prix," Sept. 19). What it failed to do was explain how the cancellation of the Baltimore Grand Prix would make things better. Outside of making them feel better.

It seems that when it comes to the doomed Baltimore Grand Prix, there is really no gray area. Baltimoreans either embraced it or abhorred it. I am in the latter category ("Grand Prix of Baltimore canceled through 2015, and likely beyond," Sept. 13).

The Grand Prix of Baltimore, the race that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake promised would be a "game-changer" has come and gone ("Grand Prix of Baltimore canceled through 2015, and likely beyond," Sept. 13). Apparently, the game changed and we missed it